Showing posts with label Potami. Show all posts
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Thursday, March 13, 2014

Greek journalist-turned-politician rides anti-establishment wave

BY DEEPA BABINGTON AND RENEE MALTEZOU
ATHENS Thu Mar 13, 2014 8:11am EDT
(Reuters) - A television journalist-turned-political crusader promising to shake up Greek politics is winning unexpectedly strong support from voters in the run-up to European elections in May.

Tapping into the disgust felt by many Greeks against established politicians with a call for a grassroots, youth-led movement to solve Greek problems, Stavros Theodorakis has quickly snapped up followers from both the left and the right.